Holst Jupiter Mi-Bemol Saxophone Ensemble

Mi-Bemol Saxophone Ensemble:
http://homepage.mac.com/mi_bemol

iTunes Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/jp/artist/id351578487

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Music

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• holst
• jupiter
• mi-bemol
• saxophone
• ensemble
• sax
• classic

[facemash]

Ridiculously good. Those sopranos are perfectly in tune.

[mexsax1597]

@theothercanadian

actually, adolph sax intended for the saxophone to be an orchestral instrument, so the reason they sound soo good is because they sound like the saxes they were intended to be. just a fun fact

[Sariasphs]

@Sariasphs that shot, and it kinda sucks. As A composer and saxophonist, I would love to be able to write orchestral scores with saxophone included, but until I am being asked to write orchestral music by a big named group, I most likely cannot include saxophone.

[Sariasphs]

@mexsax1597 one of the biggest problems is that new composers won't write for saxophone in orchestra because if they want there work to be performed by big named groups (the LA Phil, NY Phil, London SO ect.) then they have to be as accessible to these groups as possible, who may have a resident saxophonist around who they call in when a big name like John Adams writes something that has it like in City Noir (my professor premiered that piece), but new composers who will write stuff don't get

[nckdgmzsax]

The altissimo notes in the soprano are all so clean! This is just scary good.

[BlueStarCadet08]

Absolutely STUNNING. Ten stars!

[facemash]

@facemash There was a sort of resurgence of saxophones in the orchestra after Marcel Mule and Sigurd Rascher became know and showed that the sax could be taken seriously and used to great effect; however, it didn't last and saxophone use in orchestras is once again dwindling.

[facemash]

@stealthswimmer Several composers were incredibly supportive of Sax, primarily Berlioz, but also Rossini. But something that many people don't know is that the first sax was the bass sax. It was originally meant to complement the tubas and basses, not be an agile middle voice. Those middle saxes came later. It's very possible that the addition of a new bass instrument was not wanted and so the saxophone was never adopted permanently.

[facemash]

@TheHimom263 Not quite. The saxophone was originally intended for orchestra. Bb and Eb horns were mainly meant for military bands while C and F were for orchestral use. Bb and Eb horns were most definitely made on purpose.

[trevororrell]

THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHOIR I HAVE EVER HEARD. SO MUCH TALLENT HERE.

trevororrell

USA

[TheHimom263]

@stealthswimmer: We're to good for orchestra unless we are soloing with them behind us :)

and Mr. Sax tried to make orchestra saxes (hence the non-transposing C sax line and the easily transposing F sax line). Eb and Bb saxes where accidently keyed so. Sax was one of the best people to walk this marble but he messed up when he made the sax. Notice Bb and Eb are both half steps away from there orchestral counterparts. lol but Eb is amazing c:

I think saxes should always make choirs :]

[TheHimom263]

OMW!!! thats good! i wish it had played the parts it cut out :c